Who can become a foster home? An illumination of the foster home secretaty´s role in the selection process Is it possible for anyone to become a foster parent? What if you are homosexual, highly religious or from a foregin culture; is it even worthwhile to applay? We were curious about if one person´s prejudice can effect wehether a person applaying is approved or not. We interviewed social worke

The purpose of this study was to analyze the intermediate and ultimate outcomes of the collaborations that have been conducted between environmental non-profit organizations and the local government of Kyoto City within the city’s Local Agenda 21-policy. Through a literature review and an interview-based case study in Kyoto the local context was studied. The creation of the Kyoto Local Agenda 21

Under de senaste 15 åren har användningen av frekvenselektromagnetiska sonderingsinstrument inom geofysiska undersökningar drivit forskningen framåt för att förbättra den använda metoden. En av dessa tekniker är inversion vilket är den process som omvandlar elektromagnetiska data till djupvärden för geologiska lager. Inversion av frekvenselektromagnetiska data har länge varit förknippat med svårigThe adoption of frequency electromagnetic (EM) sounding devices in the past 15 years for geophysical exploration has fueled research into techniques associated with the method. One of these techniques is inversion which is the process of turning the EM data into measurements of depth for different geological layers. Inversion of frequency EM data has classically been difficult and unreliable. With

An objective method for calculating shelter effect of shelter belts - The projekt describes a method for objective classification of shelter effect for natural shelter belts. lt is aimed at producing a number of diagrams from which the shelter effect of a natural shelter, with a photographically determined porosity, can be predicted. Measurements of shelterbelt porosity has been made by analyzing

The hydropower plant at upper Finsjö is situated in the south-eastern part of Sweden. It is owned and operated by E.ON Vattenkraft Sverige AB. The dams are built in the beginning of the 20th century and regarding the safety of the dams they are in need of repairs. As an alternative, E.ON wants to investigate the possibility of building a new dam further downstream of the existing ones and thus mak

The purpose of this paper was to examine how six refugees feel about their situation in Sweden. The method used was a narrative interview technique. The respondents all claimed that they are stigmatised because they are different to Swedes in cultural, religious and behavioural ways. We also examined how they use strategies to avoid stigmatisation. The study showed that all the respondents try to

Uppsatsen behandlar frågeställningarna om det gemensamma valutasamarbetet EMU har medfört större statsskulder och högre statsskuldsräntor på statsobligationer för de länder som deltagit i samarbetet än för de länder som har stått utanför. Historien bakom tillkomsten av EMU beskrivs och i uppsatsen redovisas slutsatser från ett antal artiklar som har skrivits om EMU, vilka förutsättningar detta pro

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Kortfattat kan en dator beskrivas som en räknemaskin; i en dator är enheten som utför beräkningarna processorn. I en kvantdator är det enskilda atomer som är ansvariga för beräkningarna. På atomnivå, mikrokosmos, råder andra lagar än i makrokosmos. Dessa lagar sammanfattas i vad som kallas för kvantmekanik. Ett kvantmekaniskt fenomen som utnyttjas i en kvantdatorAn approach to the construction of high-frequency radiocircuits for ex- tending coherence-times in the Rare-Earth quantum computation scheme is presented, along with results from computer simulation of the radiofre- quency circuit using a program called QUCS. The results were experi- mentally verified and showed good correspondence with theory and sim- ulations. Problems to take into consideration

Bolagsstyrning handlar såväl om samspel som ansvarsfördelning mellan olika aktörer i ett bolag med aktieägare, ledning, styrelse och anställda. En god bolagsstyrning förknippas med effektivitet som också blir allt mer betydande på dagens konkurrensutsatta marknad. Att skolan kan drivas som aktiebolag har blivit ett omdebatterat ämne i media. Det ifrågasätts hur styrning verkar i en verksamhet som

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate which model for forecasting the variance covariance matrix is the most accurate. This is important because the more accurate forecast the more correct pricing of derivatives with several underlying instruments. Methodology: Using currency data of EUR/USD and GBP/USD five different variance covariance matrix forecasting models are used to price sim

The aim of this paper is to explore the psychosocial work environment at IKEA Trading Services AB in purpose to develop an equal opportunities plan. The paper deals with theories regarding psychosocial work environment, motivation, work satisfaction, demands and control, leadership, social support, sexual harassment and work-life-balance. The psychosocial work environment was measured with Copenha

This paper concerns the Youth House, Ungdomshuset, and the struggle over it 2006-2008. Arguing that the protests after the eviction of the squatted house created collective identities that are paradigmatic in relation to other social movements and using social movement research combined with marxist human geography the paper investigates the relation of rhizomatic structures, urban material confli

Denna uppsats behandlar den svenska gruppbeskattningslagstiftningen och dess kompatibilitet med EU-rätten, fram till hösten 2010. Allra först behandlas problematiken i de konflikterande principerna skattesuveränitet och unionsmedlemskap, därefter defineras eller förklaras ett antal nyckelkoncept och termer. De Fundamentala Friheterna som är centrala till denna uppsats undersöks sedan i innehåll, aThis essay covers the subject of the Swedish Group Taxation Regime and its compatibility with EU Law as of the Autumn 2010. Firstly the inherent problematic mutually exclusive principles of tax sovereignty and union membership are discussed and then a number of key terms are defined, or at least explained. The fundamental freedoms central to these issues are then examined in content, application a

This works analyzes the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in connection with equality and non-discrimination. The thesis has two major parts. The first part discusses a possible pattern or standard to predict the results of the Inter-American Court in connection with equality and non-discrimination. The author revised cases from this Court in order to predict when the Court

Målet med denna studie är att undersöka landskapsförändringar i Hambantota distriktet i Sri Lanka och att komma fram med en lämplig metod för att utföra detta. Delmål var bland annat att besvara om jordbruksmark i området har övergivits eller om grödorna som bönderna odlar har bytts ut eller blivit fler. I december 2004 drabbades Sri Lanka av en Tsunami som kostade många människors liv och materieThe location for this study has been Hambantota district in Sri Lanka. The main aim in the study was to develop a methodology to detect land cover changes in the study area with focus on agricultural areas. Questions asked were if there was any agricultural areas abandoned or if a crop diversification process had taken place. A second aims was to investigate possible changes to the land cover as a

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Under de senaste åren har det varit mycket fokus på biobränsle som ett sätt att reducera konsumtionen av fossila bränslen och utsläppet av växthusgaser. Flytande biobränslen kan blandas med bensin och diesel som ersättning för fossila bränslen i transportsektorn. Blandningar av biobränsle och bensin eller diesel kan användas direkt i omodifierade motorer och detUnder the Kyoto protocol the European Union (EU) has committed itself to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 92% of 1990 levels. Carbon sequestered in agriculture is allowed to be countered against emissions to help meet the targets. Biofuels represent an infinite possibility to sequester carbon in agriculture, as they reduce emissions by replacing fossil fuels. The EU has set the target that

This essay is a study of political manifestos using ideal types. The object of the essay is to establish to what extent the manifestos of analysis resemble the ideal types of conservatism and liberalism. The objects of study are the 2010 British Conservative election manifesto and the 2010 Programme for government that was co-authored by election winning coalition partners, the Conservative Party

This paper examines the structure of livestock farming and of the meat industry in Sweden, focusing on possibilities for small-scale farmers to develop, whether individually or in a group, self-sufficient systems of high quality meat production. The four areas identified as presenting structural difficulties (and in some cases opportunities) to small-scale producers are: i) the centralized structu